 | The United States and Central America: Geopolitical Realities and Regional Fragility Subjects: Politics & International Relations; Area Studies; Latin American & Hispanic Studies; Comparative Politics; International Politics; International Relations; Latin American Politics; Foreign Policy; This booknbsp;is a concise overview of the recent history of U.S.-Central American relations. Part of the Contemporary Inter-American Relations series edited by Jorge Dominguez and Rafael Fernandez de Castro,nbsp;it focuses on the relations between the U.S. and this region since the end of the Cold War. Thenbsp;volume considers economic relations between the two regions, presenting pertinent information on the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). It also looks at political issues such as military cooperation, security issues, the drug trade and organized crime, democracy in the region, and migration. Finally, it concludes with an assessment of the direction US-Central American relations are taking at present, moving beyond the black-and-white challenges of Soviet domination in the region to address post-9/11 security concerns. The United States and Central America will be of interest to students and scholars of foreign policy, Latin American politics and politics and international relations in general. Mark B. Rosenberg is Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and former Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University. Luis G. Solís is Professor of History and Political Science at the University of Costa Rica. Series Editors: Jorge I. Domínguez, Harvard Universitynbsp;andnbsp;Rafael Fernández de Castro, ITAM |
